News
Lifeguards done for the season at Coulon, Kennydale beaches
A sign that summer has come and gone are the city's empty Lake Washington beaches and no activity…
Sports
Renton’s defense rules, Hazen comes from behind | Football roundup
The Renton football opened with a 13-0 win against Olympic Friday night. The defenses controlled the game, and…
News
Renton Police seek witnesses to serious accident
A 69-year-old Olympia woman was seriously injured Monday afternoon when her car left Oakesdale Avenue Southwest and hit…
News
Girl Scouts offering informational meetings in Renton
Girl Scouts will present six informational meetings in the Renton and Kent areas in September and October.
Life
Mary Clymer presenting felt craft art at Carco Theatre
Local craft artist Mary Clymer is exhibiting her art through Oct. 12 at Carco Theatre, presented by the…
News
Fire causes about $100,000 damage to Highlands house
Five occupants of a house in the 800 block of Index Court Northeast escaped safely late Friday morning…
Opinion
Southbound I-405 in Renton blocked for three hours after fuel spilled in accident
Southbound Interstate 405 near Sunset Boulevard Northeast was blocked for about three hours Friday morning after a tractor-trailer…
News
Volunteer salmon watchers needed for Cedar River
Salmon Watcher, a multi-jurisdictional effort focused on protecting Pacific Northwest salmon and educating the public, is looking for…
News
Rainier work to close short stretch of Seventh Street
Work on improvements to Rainier Avenue will close a short stretch of Southwest/South Seventh Street overnight near its…
News
Asphalt spills from truck on Carr Road
Chunks of asphalt spilled from a truck Friday morning on Carr Road, causing a lane closure and a…
Obituaries
Gloria Jean Switzler
Gloria Jean (Bruce) Switzler Gloria was born in Renton, Washington, on June 29, 1931, and spent all but…
Obituaries
Shirley Eliason
Shirley Eliason Shirley Elsamay Eliason, 84, died August 24, 2012, with her family by her side in Kirkland,…
News
Repair work to keep Cedar River Trail closed two weeks longer than expected
Work to curb erosion by the Cedar River in Maple Valley will require an additional two-week-long closure of…
News
Fry’s settles Renton harassment lawsuit for $2.3 million; victim elated
Fry's Electronics agreed to pay $2.3 million and to implement preventative measures to settle a sexual harassment and…
News
ARISE needs volunteers for men’s shelter
ARISE, the Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches program to shelter homeless men, is in need of volunteers for…
Opinion
Remembering Barbara Mitchell | Renton Reporter editorial
Barbara Mitchell had a long title at Valley Medical Center: senior vice president for Human Resources and Marketing.…
Letters to the Editor
A library test of wills | Letter to the editor
We need $10 million, according to the city’s best estimate, to bring the Cedar River Library to KCLS…
Life
Renton’s Entertainment Calendar for September
Music A Terrible Beauty Irish Pub 201 Williams Ave. S., Renton Contact: 425-227-3396, myspace.com/aterriblebeautyirishpub 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays,…
Life
Grease to open at Renton Civic Theatre
Recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation,…
News
Renton Technical College selects outreach chief
Renton Technical College has hired James Newman to lead its corporate outreach efforts. Newman will create and market…